Label-holder.



T. J. CLARKE.

LABEL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.23, 1912.

Patented June 17, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. CLARKE, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

LABEL-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. CLARKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Label- Holders, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

The invention relates to cabinets or receptacles for labels such as are commonly used by druggists and others, and the present invention is an improvement upon the construction shown in my application for Letters Patent, filed April 6, 1912, Serial No. 688,848; and the object of this improvement is to provide a simple compartment in which the labels are pressed against a roller, which roller is supported on a spring pressed top plate to thereby hold the tops of the labels firmly in place, whether large or small, the roller being exactly spaced as to the distance from the top of the label so that while it may be easily withdrawn it is firmly held against falling over and thereby getting bent or spoiled; and at the same time while it permits of the withdrawal of the labels, one by one, it also allows of the easy reloading of the compartment with fresh labels, since the entire end of the compartment is opened with the exception of the small bottom plate by simply raising the top plate with the roller attached thereo; and the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of the parts as shown in this specification and the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a single compartment showing the top plate in position with the roller attached thereto and the labels held thereby, one of the labels being shown in dotted line, as when being withdrawn from the roller. Fig. 2 is a sectional view at line X X in Fig. &. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the label holding receptacle with the labels therein. Fig. t is a lengthwise sectional view of the label holding compartment at line Y Y in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar lengthwise sectional view of the label holding compartment with the labels therein, showing a modification of the construction of the same.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

Thenumeral 1O designates the case or cabinet which is preferably made of sheet Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 23, 1912.

Patented June 1'7, 1913.

Serial No. 727,358.

metal; however, any other suitable material might be used and not depart from my invention.

The numeral 11 designates the label holdmg compartment or receptacle in the case 10, which compartment is preferably made according to the size of the label. It is apparent that as many compartments may be provided as desired in a multiple cabinet.

The compartment 11 is constructed with a front end opening 12. A partial closure strip 13 is placed across the lower portion of the front end to hold the lower edges of the labels 14 as they press against the same.

The labels 14 are pressed against the front end strip 13 by means of a plunger or presser plate 15, which has a rod 16 attached thereto and extending to the rearward thereof. A partition 17 is provided in the drawer or case at a spaced distance from the front and rear ends so as to permit the insertion of the desired amount of labels in loading compartment 11, and also to provide a space in the rear of said partition 17 for the rod 16 as it works back and forth through the hole 18 in the partition 17. A coil spring 19 is provided on the rod 16 of the plunger which presses against plunger plate 15 at one end and against a washer 20 at the other end.

A top plate 21 is pivotally mounted on a rod 22 which rod is preferably placed in the rear and below the tops of the labels 14: so that the front end of the top plate will not work upward from the pressure of the spring 19 and thereby cause the labels to get out of place in the compartment 10. The top plate 21 extends preferably at a right angle down behind the labels 14 and has a slot 23 vertically therein to receive the rod 16 of the plunger 15 therethrough, the washer 2O pressing against the side of the downward projection of the plate 21.

The lugs 2e are preferably provided on the sides of the downwardly project-ing portion of the plate 21 to receive therethrough the cross rod 22 and thus more perfectly balance and hold said top plate in line.

The lugs 25 extend down from each side of the front end of the plate 21, and a roller 26 is revolubly mounted on a rod which connects the lugs 25, thereby placing the roller 26 a fixed distance from the front end of the top plate 21 and a corresponding fixed distance from the upper ends of the labels 14, which distance is so proportioned that said labels are held firmly in position no matter what the size of the labels, so that labels of different sizes may be placed in the coinparttnent and each of said ditlerent sizes of labels will be held this fixed dis tance from the top of the label, while the bottom of the label is held by the cross strip 13, thereby firmly SHPpOltlDg the label. vetpermitting the reading of the major portion of the same. It is obvious that this arrangement so places the roller 26 in its relation to the top plate 2i that the withdrawal of a label over the roller draws said top plate firmly down upon the tops of the front labels, and that no spring or other device is necessary to aid in holding said top plate. It is preferred, however, that the balanced pressure shown in, Fig. t and in my former construct-ion should be used, wherein the spring 15) presses against the lower end of the downward protection of the top plate 21, thereby holding and balancing all the parts in their pressure upon the labels. In Fig. 5 a modification of this construction howe .*er is shown, wherein the washer 20 and spring 19 press against the partition 17 and the weight of the top plate 21 is relied upon to hold said top plate in place. The position of the lugs and. the s rod 22 upon which the top plate is pivotallv nioniiited below the tops of the labels is in the rear thereof, since it is found that if the cross rod is placed in the upper portion of the compartment 10 above the labels, the front labels are liable to creep up as the front one is Withdrawn, and the lowering of this rod prevents such HPWtil'Cl displacement. The modified form serves a good purpose for extra large labels, the weight of the plate holding the labels in place. The balanced action shown in Fig. t, however, is preferred for most purposes.

I claim as new-- 1. A label holder comprising a receptacle having an opening across its front end, a strip across the lower portion of said front; end to receive the lower edge of the labels thereagainst, a spring in said receptacle to press the labels against said strip, a top plate pivotally mounted in said receptacle to press upon the tops of the front labels, and a roller revolubly mounted on said top plate a spaced distance beneath the front end thereof to withdraw the labels thereover.

A label holder comprising a receptacle having an open front end, a strip across the lower part of said open front end to re eeive the lower edges of the labels thereagainst, a spring pressed plunger to press the labels against said strip in said front end, a top plate hinged in said receptacle in the rear of said labels to press upon the tops of the front labels, a downward projection upon said top plate having a slot therein to receive said spring pressed plunger theret'hrough, dowmvardly extending lugs on each side of the front end of said top plate, and a roller revolubly supported on said lugs a spaced distance below said. front end of said top plate and the tops of the labels, substantially as and for the pur pose specified.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THQB IAS J. CLitRKl \Vitnesses:

Henna A. Sinnnnno, Airrnnn 0. Mouse.

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